Will Obama be a one term President? - History says probably not

11.11.08 | Perdogg

[Perdogg]

A lot of people are already preparing to adorn their cars with bumpers stickers that say "01-20-2013 Obama's last day". Let's look at history over the past 88 years to see the likelihood.

1921-1933 Republicans ran the White House ( Harding, Coolidge, Hoover - 12 years)

1933-1953 Democrats ran the White House (Roosevelt and Truman - 20 years)

1953-1961 Republicans ran the White House (Eisenhower - 8 years)

1961-1969 Democrats ran the White House ( Kennedy and Johnson - 8 Years)

1969-1977 Republicans ran the White House (Nixon and Ford - 8 years)

1977-1981 Democrats ran the White House (Carter – 4 years)

1981-1993 Republicans ran the White House (Reagan and Bush -12 years)

1993-2001 Democrats ran the White House (Clinton – 8 years)

2001-2009 Republicans ran the White House (Bush - 8 years)

As you can see, over the past 88 years, there was only one 4-year run by either the Democrats or Republicans, Carter 1977-2001.

If you look at years with truly open presidential races, 1920 and 1952, these terms were followed by terms of 8 years.

Even In 1976, 1980, 1992, and 2000, despite the problems in the country the incumbant party came within a weekend in winning the White House for a "second, third, or fourth" term. Single term is the exception, not the rule.

It's time for the GOP to get busy.

[aWolverine]

When we have another 9-11 happen that will push the country so far to the right.

Unless the Jamie Gore-lick Justice Department finds that it was the fault of a vast Right Wing Conspiracy comprised of tens of millions of Republicans. "Camps, camps will make them sleep..."

[Big Horn]

How much you wanna bet there will be an initiative to put his face on Mount Rushmore?

You would have to knock out the four present faces to make room for his ears.

[A CA Guy]

He has the Congress and Senate, so he will probably cause himself and them to be moved out.

[HamiltonJay]

This guy is set to make Carter look like a political god... what we have here is American’s first affirmative action president. No experience, no qualifications, would have been whiped from the card if his skin color was anything else in the early primaries.

If you think this guy will not completely bungle the next 4 years, I think you are projecting. He’s completely out of his league and it will show quickly.

[El Gato]

Will Obama be a one term President? - History says probably not

Aren't you full of Jolly speculation today.

Pardon me while I go down to the Latrine and Barf Up my appendix.

[Perdogg]

This was posted one week after the election.

[El Gato]

The Constitution affirms the right of the people to use force to remove an oppressive government.

The Declaration of Independence does, but not the Constitution. (Other than the 9th amendment I suppose). What the Constitution does is protect their means to do so, and their means to organize the doing, as well as the means to hopefully make such force unnecessary. See amendments 1 and 2, and to some extent the rest of the first 8.

[El Gato]

This was posted one week after the election.

So it was.

Correction. Weren't you just full of Jolly Speculation on Veteran's Day? I just saw it today. Now, pardon me while I wipe the drool off my mouth after Barfing Up my appendix in the Latrine. :)

[Perdogg]

better than school house rock

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